From careful participant to budding partner: China in the Sustainable Development Agenda

China is an increasingly active player in the Sustainable
Development Agenda. It has staked out a national
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) plan that
stresses comprehensive development with serious
consideration to environmental issues. Internationally,
China’s development role is growing, manifested
through increasing trade, aid, and investment and a
stronger position within many international organizations.
China uses SDG-related activities to promote
and align its domestic and international development
interests.